LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1937, Page 23

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(By BARBISTBR-AT-IjAW.)

(Letters of inquiry will be answered every week to this column. As far as possible they will be dealt with to the order in wblcb they are received, and replie* wJU be Inserted wltn the least possible delay.]

MB.—lf the Commissioner takes the requisite steps he can compel you to disclose the information. Refusal to do so will involve you in,a fine ol £10. 0.A.P.—(1) If jou «»e. to* insurance moneys will not affect your wife* pension. (2) The Commissioner has a discretion in such a matter. I would advise you to see him or write to him on the matter. In any case your pension would be affected for one year only. (3 and 4) Yon may have £500 in the bank, but If the interest on the money plus your earnings ana volir pension and your wife's pension exceeds £169 per year your pension will be reduced. (5) The position here is the same as in No. 2. CONDY The last reconciliation did not put an end to the separation, but the earlier one did. Ton may petition for I divorce after three, years from the time when the first attempt, at reconcilia--1 tlon failed and you finally : left. ANZAC.—The fair rent Iβ deemed to be the rent charged on May 1 last, unless a magistrate, fixes it at * d . lfferen * figure. Until May 1 a landlord could raise tbe rent without restriction. AGED. —You wUI be eligible after one year fr6m the receipt of the money. It is, however, worth applying now, as you do not- expect to receive any moneys this year, and in such circumstances a pension may be granted. XX—Your friend has , very little cause for worry. The only result may be that she will be prosecuted for failing to register the child. I should be surprised if more than a nominal penalty is inflicted. It Iβ quite possible that her namo will be suppressed If application Iβ made. It is by no means certain that a prosecution will result. UNDECIDED. —The fact that the other party had no license is not proof of negligence. You, on your part, have admitted negligence and been convicted of negligent driving. The odds are very much against you, and i would advise you to settle. J.F. ANXIOUS. —The mortgage is apparently overdue and could be called up on three months' notice. No doubt you could raise a new mortgage to repay it. If you cannot, ■ you should eee your solicitor with a view to obtaining special leave to apply for an adjustment before tbe end of this month. INTERESTED. —It is a matter of evidence whether' anyone Iβ liable. The owner, if be sues, will sue the contractor, and the contractor will have you joined in the proceedings, because If be has to pay damages he Is .entitled to be reimbursed by you. SUBSCRIBER (Grey Lynn).—A pensioner may have £500 in the bank and still draw the full pension, unless, of course, his income is too great. If you write telling me what assets you have and what your Income and wages are, I can then adviee you more definitely. J.N. —You must pay rent up to the time, that the new owner obtained' possession. COURT.—You ehould write to the Department and inquire how your application is progressing. OBSCURE.—You are entitled to a pension. Tbe value of the shares and tbe Income from them is not sufficient to disentitle you to a pension. You may use the cash to buy a home. CD. (Epsom).—Aβ there were no witnesses to tbe accusation you cannot succeed in a claim of slander. The essence of slander is that the slanderous statement was communicated to someone else. The incidents which occurred inside the shop do not constitute any offence. A.Mc.—Your father should be represented by a solicitor at the hearing. You should consult a solicitor at once so that he can prepare for the hearing and decide what evidence ehould 6? obtained. ;" . HOUSK OWNER.—Klinde are not fixtures 1 and do not become the property of the purchaser of a house unless thev are specially included in the sale.